Money is like manure; it's not worth a thing unless it's spread around encouraging young things to grow.

A good writer preserves an air of freedom in his prose, so that the reader won't know how a story will end - even if he's reading a history book.

But such occasions of excellence became less and less frequent. As her technique became sounder, [her] sincerity became less necessary.

It is very necessary to have markers of beauty left in a world seemingly bent on making the most evil ugliness.

[Camila] was quite incapable of establishing any harmony between the claims of her art, of her appetites, or her dreams, and of her crowded daily routine. Each of these was a world in itself.

Every person who has ever lived has lived an unbroken succession of unique occasions.

My advice to you is not to inquire why or whither, but just enjoy your ice cream while it's on your plate.